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Grantee Profiles

Learn more about a few MRG Foundation grantees and the work they're doing here in Oregon. For a full list of MRG grantees since 2007, visit our main grantees page.

Family Farmers with their cow

Protecting Family Farming, Stopping Factory Farms

When farmers and city dwellers unite, can they successfully take on big agribusiness? Friends of Family Farmers is proving that they can.

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HDC Youth with Signs, "Love is Tender and Has No Gender"

Building Progressive Power in Central Oregon

Founded in 1992 as a local response to anti-gay legislation, Human Dignity Coalition has become the hub for progressive activism in Central Oregon.

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Sheila Warren, Portland Parent Union Director

Portland Parent Union: Creating Power for Parents

The Portland Parent Union brings together parents and teachers to find ways to serve students better.

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Kate Burns of OSERA at Oregon State Capitol

Developing LGBTQ Student Leaders

The Oregon Student Equal Rights Alliance is supporting LGBTQ students leaders.

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Nancy Rosenberger, Ten Rivers Food Web board member

Making Oregon Farmland Work for Oregonians

What do you do when local farmland isn't primarily feeding local families? Organize.

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LNG protest in Salem

Protecting Oregon from LNG Pipelines

One of our newest grantees is fighting off a massive Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project

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Panelists at ROP Annual Caucus

Rural Organizing Project: Making the Right Connections

Oregon’s own Rural Organizing Project is building a powerful and unique network of small-town activists with a big drive for change.

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